Letter from Henry Clarke Wright, St. Mary's Lake, [Battle Creek, Michigan], to William Lloyd Garrison, [18]61 Sept[ember] 16

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Henry Clarke Wright, St. Mary's Lake, [Battle Creek, Michigan], to William Lloyd Garrison, [18]61 Sept[ember] 16
Description:
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Henry Clarke Wright sends a number of materials for inclusion in the Liberator, including a letter from Henry Willis, a letter Wright had published in the Battle Creek Journal, and a notice for the Water Cure located there. He states "the call is loud in the West for a huge Memorial to president [Lincoln] to free the slaves of all Rebel States & Individuals" and he believes that John C. Fremont "will be the next president if he is true & firm to the course he has adopted." Wright also mentions a convention will be held in St. Mary's in October, promising "we shall have a great time."
Author:
Wright, Henry Clarke, 1797-1870
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[September 16, 1861]
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Enslaved persons--Emancipation--United States
Social reformers--United States
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Wright, Henry Clarke, 1797-1870
Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 18 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z10z430g
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
St. Mary's Lake, [Battle Creek, Michigan]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
5120600
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.31, p.68B
Barcode:
39999085430179